Black night off Finisterre : the tragic tale of an early British ironclad
Hawkey, Arthur1999
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This account of the loss of HMS Captain covers the decade-long public controversy leading to the building of the ship. The vessel was the first sea-going turret warship built to provide all-round fire power, but capsized and sank after four months.
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Shrewsbury : Airlife, 1999.
Collation:
192p., [12]p. of plates : ill., facsims., map, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781840370959 (hbk)
Dewey class:
359.3 CAP623.8252623.82341 CAP359.133623.82341CAP
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English
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BRN:
382122
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